AG Doll Dress Design Challenge

AG Doll Dress Design Challenge

It’s time for another American Girl Doll Design Challenge: Make Mine Vintage, Please! October 20 – November 6. Grand Prize is a copy of the kids’ sewing book: Sew in Style – Make Your Own Doll Clothes, wrapped up in fabric and trims–perfect for gifting 

New Fiona Fox Dress Pattern for Dolls

New Fiona Fox Dress Pattern for Dolls

Just Released: Fiona Fox Dress Pattern A new doll clothes pattern for American Girl Dolls and other  similarly sized 18″ dolls: Fiona Fox! The sewing pattern also includes sewing instructions to make the skunk dress and the pink otter, as well as a fox tunic–which 

AG Doll Tutorial: animal ears

AG Doll Tutorial: animal ears

I’m really excited to be back designing doll clothes sewing PDF patterns for my etsy shop. I’ve been taking my applique critters quilt and felt animal patterns,  and creating some fun animal dresses. So naturally, they need animal ears to go with them. Here’s an 

My Little Sunshine Blog Hop, Fabric Giveaway, and a Flutter Sleeve Bib Tutorial

My Little Sunshine Blog Hop, Fabric Giveaway, and a Flutter Sleeve Bib Tutorial

I’m so thrilled to be the next stop on the My Little Sunshine Blog Hop! Cherry Guidry has designed these adorable prints that are absolutely perfect for kids. The main print is a super fun with baby carriages, baby clothes, and bright suns. Her collection 

Pattern Review: Ottobre 3/2009 #5 Dress for Baby

Pattern Review: Ottobre 3/2009 #5 Dress for Baby

I haven’t sewn for babies in a while. When the opportunity presented itself, I realized how much I love it (and miss it). I spent way longer than I needed to browsing my Ottobre magazines. It was fun to see all the patterns that I 

Back to School Doll Design Challenge Winners

Back to School Doll Design Challenge Winners

I’m posting this a bit later than anticipated. I found myself without a camera and still needed to take pictures of the lovely fabric prizes, before shipping them out to the winners. The winners were announced on facebook immediately following the completion of the doll 

Scalloped Skirt Adaptation

Scalloped Skirt Adaptation

Guest Post by Vicki Good Sharing ideas is what the sewing community is all about. I am thrilled that Vicki, my friend and talented doll clothier, accepted my invitation to share with my readers how she created her adaptation of the Scallop Skirt pattern from 

Winners of Sevenberry Fabric prizes

Winners of Sevenberry Fabric prizes

Thank you so much to the kids for sewing from Sew in Style-Make Your Own Doll Clothes and sharing your beautiful work with me. I am very impressed with all your doll clothing. I hope you will all continue to sew and continue your journey. 

Seaside Rendezvous photos

Seaside Rendezvous photos

We wrapped up our Doll Days Seaside Rendezvous challenge this week. The challenge was to sew with a Doll Days pattern of your choice (for your 18″ dolls) and with the theme “Seaside”–the challenge was a wonderful success. We had some really clever and fun 

Summer Sewing Challenges

Summer Sewing Challenges

We are part-way through session 2 of the Doll Days Sewing Challenge. Its theme is Seaside Rendezvous. Some really great entries so far!! Take a look: There’s still plenty of time to enter! Ends July 9 and doll clothes take little time and about a